DISPOSABLE SAFETY NEEDLE SYSTEM AND SAFETY ENCLOSURE MEANS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for securing and protecting the tip of a needle, the needle having a body portion and a diameter, the apparatus comprising:
- a safety enclosure having an interior space a first base, a pair of second bases, a longitudinal axis, the needle being slidably disposed within said interior space of said safety enclosure;
a hub portion;
a flexible member having a length, said base portion being flexibly connected to said safety enclosure by said flexible member;
a flexible safety member having a face portion, a bendable portion, first and second notches, and rear portion, said flexible safety member being disposed substantially longitudinally within said interior space wherein said rear portion is firmly attached to said first and second notches are sized and configured to receive said pair of second bases, said bendable portion being bent such that said face portion is disposed substantially transversely within said interior space, wherein said bent portion biases said face portion in said transverse direction;
said face portion including a safety feature sized and dimensioned to receive the tip of the needle;
said safety enclosure having two positions, a use position and a safe position;
said use position in which the tip of the needle extends beyond the interior of said safety enclosure and said face portion is prevented from movement by the needle;
said safe position in which said safety enclosure is moved such that the tip of the needle is brought into said interior of said safety enclosure to a safe position where the tip of the needle is brought further into the interior than said face portion of said flexible safety member, wherein said face portion is able to move transversely and to cover the tip of the needle, wherein the tip of the needle is received by the safety feature.
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Abstract
A disposable safety needle assembly and safety enclosure means for internally shielding a used or contaminated needle is disclosed. The needle assembly has a needle cannula which is disposed and slidably within a safety enclosure. The safety enclosure includes an internally disposed flexible safety member situated substantially longitudinally within said flexible safety member, having a face portion transversely having a safety feature and being disposed to the needle and cooperatively sliding thereon. Retraction of the needle within the safety enclosure to a point wherein the sharp tip of the needle is beyond the needle protection section of the flexible member causes the protection section to travel transversely to the direction of motion of the needle and the safety feature receiving the sharp tip of the needle and preventing it from exiting the enclosure, thereby maintaining the needle safely after use.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for securing and protecting the tip of a needle, the needle having a body portion and a diameter, the apparatus comprising:
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a safety enclosure having an interior space a first base, a pair of second bases, a longitudinal axis, the needle being slidably disposed within said interior space of said safety enclosure; a hub portion; a flexible member having a length, said base portion being flexibly connected to said safety enclosure by said flexible member; a flexible safety member having a face portion, a bendable portion, first and second notches, and rear portion, said flexible safety member being disposed substantially longitudinally within said interior space wherein said rear portion is firmly attached to said first and second notches are sized and configured to receive said pair of second bases, said bendable portion being bent such that said face portion is disposed substantially transversely within said interior space, wherein said bent portion biases said face portion in said transverse direction; said face portion including a safety feature sized and dimensioned to receive the tip of the needle; said safety enclosure having two positions, a use position and a safe position; said use position in which the tip of the needle extends beyond the interior of said safety enclosure and said face portion is prevented from movement by the needle; said safe position in which said safety enclosure is moved such that the tip of the needle is brought into said interior of said safety enclosure to a safe position where the tip of the needle is brought further into the interior than said face portion of said flexible safety member, wherein said face portion is able to move transversely and to cover the tip of the needle, wherein the tip of the needle is received by the safety feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for securing and protecting the tip of a needle, the apparatus comprising:
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a needle having a body portion and a diameter; a safety enclosure having an interior space a first base, a pair of second bases, a longitudinal axis, the needle being slidably disposed within said interior space of said safety enclosure; a hub portion; a flexible member having a length, said base portion being flexibly connected to said safety enclosure by said flexible member; a flexible safety member having a face portion, a bendable portion, first and second notches, and rear portion, said flexible safety member being disposed substantially longitudinally within said interior space wherein said rear portion is firmly attached to said first and second notches are sized and configured to receive said pair of second bases, said bendable portion being bent such that said face portion is disposed substantially transversely within said interior space, wherein said bent portion biases said face portion in said transverse direction; said face portion including a safety feature sized and dimensioned to receive the tip of the needle; said safety enclosure having two positions, a use position and a safe position; said use position in which the tip of the needle extends beyond the interior of said safety enclosure and said face portion is prevented from movement by the needle; said safe position in which said safety enclosure is moved such that the tip of the needle is brought into said interior of said safety enclosure to a safe position where the tip of the needle is brought further into the interior than said face portion of said flexible safety member, wherein said face portion is able to move transversely and to cover the tip of the needle, wherein the tip of the needle is received by the safety feature. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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